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by Anne CHAON KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — For archaeologists Afghanistan, rich in ancient treasures and once a key stop on the legendary silk road, is an “open-air museum”, albeit one ravaged by war and plagued by looters. After 30 years of conflicts, Afghanistan’s cultural heritage is in dire straits, but one group of archaeologists is trying to put the country’s historical sites back on the map – literally. An international team is working to map […]
Billionaire casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson predicts a revival for beleaguered Macau as he launches his new Paris-themed mega resort, with the gambling enclave betting its fortunes on mass market tourists. https://youtu.be/geOHGk8APNs
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Federal Aviation Administration strongly urged passengers Thursday not to turn on or charge Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on aircraft following recent reports of explosions from faulty batteries. The South Korean smartphone maker last week suspended sales of the “phablet” and recalled 2.5 million units following the reports. “In light of recent incidents and concerns raised by Samsung about its Galaxy Note 7 devices, the Federal Aviation Administration […]
By Lynn Pence Eagle News Washington D.C. Bureau IT’S that time of the year where all heavy jackets, thick sweaters, and head caps are hung up and stored away. Summer is that moment when everyone hopes to build fun memories. For many families, summer is the time to go to your favorite destinations or even check out new exciting places be it a neighboring location or somewhere where it takes a few hours […]
ROVANIEMI, Finland (Reuters) — An aurora hunter managed to capture a light-show over northern Finland Monday (August 29) night. Wanting to see the northern lights as clearly as possible, he drove out in the countryside, some 30 kilometers from the Arctic Circle, away from the city’s lights. The northern lights are the result of collisions between the Earth’s gaseous particles and matter released by the Sun’s atmosphere. The collisions can jar the magnetosphere around the […]
ELAH VALLEY, Israel (Reuters) — The Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem offered a unique preview on Monday (August 29) of an exhibition showcasing 3,000 year-old artifacts recovered from Khirbet Qeiyafa which archaeologists believe could be the biblical city of Sha’arayim, meaning ‘Two Gates’, that is mentioned in the story of the battle of David and the Philistine giant, Goliath. Khirbet Qeiyafa, overlooking the Elah Valley, southwest of Jerusalem is an ancient fortified city that was discovered […]
Ni Aily Milyo Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Muling naglunsad ang Department of Transportation (DOTr) at Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board o LTFRB ng Point to Point o P2P Bus Service. Ang bagong P2P bus service point ay may ruta mula Robinson’s Novaliches patungong Park Square Makati. Ito na ang pang-limang ruta ng P2P bus. Ang iba pang ruta ng P2P bus service ay sa North Edsa to Makati, dalawa sa Ortigas to Makati […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — US federal officials are seeking a ban on swimming with Hawaii’s spinner dolphins, saying the encounters popular with tourists are harming the sleeping habits of the nocturnal creatures. The proposal by the National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) would ban swimming with Hawaiian spinner dolphins or approaching the animals within 50 yards. The measure would affect highly popular excursions that allow tourists to […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) — Like many other young artists her age, 16-year-old Robaba Mohammadi dreams of holding international art exhibitions. The only difference — she draws not with her fingers but with her mouth. She was born with partial paralysis of her limbs and is unable to control her hands and feet, except for a few toes. Mohammadi came from a poor family in Ghazni province who moved to Kabul when she was three after […]
ZHANGJIAJIE, China (AFP) — Tourists who suffer from vertigo need not apply. The world’s highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge opened Saturday in China’s spectacular Zhangjiajie mountains — the inspiration for American blockbuster Avatar. Some 430 meters (1,400 feet) long and suspended 300 metres above the earth, the bridge spans the canyon between two mountain cliffs in Zhangjiajie park in China’s central Hunan province. Six metres wide and made of some 99 panels of clear glass, […]
CHENGDU, China (AFP) — Claiming to be the world’s largest building by floor space, the 1,760,000 square metres of the New Century Global Center are a monument to growing Chinese consumer power, packed with shoppers — and beach bathers a thousand kilometers from the coast. Home to hundreds of shops, restaurants, offices, a cinema and ice rink, the cavernous building in Chengdu, deep in southwestern China, also hosts a water park featuring a pool modelled […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Itinatampok ng Oceanographic Museum of Monaco ang ipinagmamalaking Tubbataha Reefs National Marine Park (TRNMP) ng Pilipinas. Mismong si Prince Albert II ang siyang nagsulong sa inisyatibong ito upang itaas ang kamalayan ng publiko sa isyu ng mga sea turtles. Matatandaang buwan ng Abril ng nagkaroon ng official visit si Prince Albert sa bansa sa imbitasyon ni dating Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III. Sa ilalim ng 360 degrees video expedition ay […]
